Associated Press

Japan acknowledged it has been trying to arrange a bilateral summit but dismissed North Korea’s preconditions for such a meeting as unacceptable.

Locals demand protection of fragile ecology, land autonomy, and statehood for the union territory.

The announcement came a day after the two countries signed a defense and security pact.

Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party is popular in the Indian capital and with its ally, the Congress party, was expected to dent the ruling BJP’s performance.

More than 90% of medical interns and residents have been on strike for about a month to protest the government’s plan to sharply increase medical school admissions.

Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s trip continued a thaw that began with Australia’s change of government in 2022.

Vo Van Thuong is the second Vietnamese president to resign in two years.

While in Manila, Blinken reiterated that the U.S. is obligated to defend the Philippines if Filipino forces, ships, or aircraft come under an armed attack anywhere in the South China Sea.

The Safeguarding National Security Bill gives the government even more power to curb dissent, expanding on a previous law imposed by Beijing in 2020.

The launches came after South Korean-U.S. military drills concluded and as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Seoul for a democracy summit.

India’s 28 states and eight federal territories will vote at different times, with the first phase held on April 19 and the last on June 1.

A few hours later, the Afghan Taliban retaliated by targeting Pakistani military posts near the border.